Howard Hughes, Japanese developers to present plans for Honolulu’s Kewalo Basin Harbor next week
The Howard Hughes Corp. and Kewalo Waterfront Partners Inc., a partnership between two Japanese firms, are expected to unveil two separate commercial development plans next week for the land surrounding Honolulu’s Kewalo Basin Harbor, an executive with the Hawaii Community Development Authority confirmed to PBN. The state agency overseeing development in the Kakaako area, as […]
Hawaii Community Development Authority board poised for developing Kakaako the right way
It’s been only a few months since a new board has been in place at the Hawaii Community Development Authority, the stage agency regulating developing in the growing Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako. But talk to people in the community, small-business owners in the area, state lawmakers and individuals on the new board, as I’ve done, […]
Developer plans to start construction on $40M Kakaako condo in January
California developer MJF Development Corp. plans to start construction on its $40 million Kakaako condominium mid-rise project in January 2016, to be completed in March 2017, according to public documents recently filed. The developer said, in the 803 Waimanu St. draft environmental assessment, that it will finance the project by applying for a dwelling unit […]
New York’s Bronx Pro Group chosen to develop Honolulu low-income rental project
The Hawaii agency regulating development in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako, has chosen New York’s Bronx Pro Group LLC to build a low-income rental project that will include smaller, efficient units such as micro-units, a spokeswoman for the agency confirmed to PBN. The Hawaii Community Development Authority, which had issued a request for proposals for […]
MetroGrow Hawaii: Kakaako’s first urban vertical farm
Tucked away in the heart of Kaka’ako lives a little urban vertical farm. You would never know it unless you enter a second floor door and turn a corner. Smiling and eager to share his passion for plants is Kerry Kakazu. Not only does he have a degree in biology from UH Manoa and graduate […]
Kewalo Basin Harbor Honoring Its Past, Looking Towards the Future
Hawaii agencies could join to develop ‘Kakaako Makai Innovation Block’
Two state agencies — one promoting Hawaii’s economic diversification through venture capital investment partnerships and the other that oversees development in Kakaako — are looking to join forces to develop an economic accelerator in the growing Honolulu neighborhood, a spokeswoman for one of the agencies confirmed to PBN. The “Kakaako Makai Innovation Block,” a partnership […]
One of the future plans for Kakaako is to make the area more pedestrian friendly and add more shops and restaurants.
One of the future plans for Kakaako is to make the area more pedestrian friendly and add more shops and restaurants. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSfJB-VQeHpv5ThtV1VtBA
A look at Kakaako’s changing population; Who is moving in?
HONOLULU —There has been a housing boom in Kakaako, but just who is moving into this bustling urban center? Kakaako’s warehouses and auto repair shops are being replaced with new high-rise condos. And plenty of people have also been moving in as well. According to census data, in 1990 2,249 people called Kakaako home. By […]
New bars, Merriman restaurant to join Kamehameha Schools’ Salt retail complex in Honolulu
Two bars serving beer and other spirits will join Hank’s Haute Dogs and a new restaurant concept by Hawaii chef Peter Merriman at Kamehameha Schools’ 85,000-square-foot Salt at Our Kakaako retail and restaurant complex in Honolulu, the state’s largest private landowner told PBN Wednesday. Pitch Sports Bar will open at a 3,000-square-foot second floor space […]